PITTSBURGH, Oct. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Fire
departments, schools, libraries and townships are a few of the 40
Pennsylvania organizations that will receive more than $350,000 in funding this fall from Williams
(NYSE: WMB) through its bi-annual community grant program.
Grants up to $10,000 per applicant
are being awarded by Williams to eligible organizations in
communities where the proposed Atlantic Sunrise pipeline project
would be constructed and operated.
One of the 40 recipients is the Dallas School District in Luzerne County, which plans to use its
$7,500 grant to offer a new,
innovative welding course to students.
"The support we're receiving from Williams will be used to help
us kick off a 'welding 101' course at Dallas High School which we
will offer to both our day-students and community members in the
evening," said Jason Rushmer, Dallas
High School Principal. "We will be the first area school to offer
this type of course which will help train welders for entering the
workforce, especially the energy-related field that are in such
close proximity to our district."
Another recipient is the Conestoga Volunteer Fire Company, which is
using its $10,000 grant to contribute
toward replacing its existing fire engine.
"These dollars will go a long way towards helping us reach our
goal of purchasing a new fire engine," said Troy Bresch, president of the Conestoga Volunteer Fire company. "The new
technology available today will make our firefighters more
effective in responding to incidents by working with a new engine
versus technology from 1990. Williams' generous financial
support is greatly appreciated by our Conestoga firefighters."
Today's announcement represents the fourth grant award cycle
since the Atlantic Sunrise community grant program was initiated in
2015. Since then, Williams has announced total awards of more than
$1.46 million across the 10-county
Atlantic Sunrise project area.
Two cycles of Atlantic Sunrise grant awards are announced each
year (spring and fall). This cycle's grant dollars were dispersed
in the following broad categories: emergency response ($222,717), education ($51,700) and recreation or community enhancement
projects ($76,000).
Grant applications can be completed online at
www.williams.com/atlanticsunrise. Applications must be
received by March 1 and September 1.
Williams Grant Award
Recipients:
Clinton County
- Woolrich Volunteer Fire Co.
No. 1 – Amkus rescue tool. Grant award: $10,000
- Renovo Borough – In-car police
video cameras. Grant award: $6,000
Columbia County
- Millville Borough Police
Department – Computer server. Grant award: $10,000
- Benton Area Rodeo Association – Repairs and improvements. Grant
award: $9,000
- Aristes Fire Company No. 1 –
New SCBA cylinders. Grant award: $10,000
- Millville Community Fire
Company – New SCBA cylinders. Grant award: $10,000
- Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble – Light board replacement. Grant
award: $3,000
- Millville Area Zone Emergency Management Agency – Radios and
safety vests. Grant award: $9,217
- Orangeville Borough – Restore
borough playground. Grant award: $5,000
Lancaster County
- Drumore Township -- Community
park enhancements. Grant award: $10,000
- Mt. Joy Township Forest Fire Company – Wildland firefighting
UTV. Grant award: $10,000
- Southern Regional Police Department – In-car police video
cameras. Grant award: $10,000
- Lancaster Township Fire
Department – Command vehicle project. Grant award: $10,000
- Conestoga Volunteer Fire
Company – Fire engine replacement. Grant award: $10,000
- Lampeter Fire Company No. 1 –
Upgrade exterior lighting, replace siren. Grant award: $10,000
Lebanon County
- Hebron Hose Company No. 1 – Update firefighting equipment.
Grant award: $10,000
- Prescott Community Fire Company – Safety gear and ladders.
Grant award: $10,000
- Neversink Fire Company – Foam upgrade. Grant award:
$10,000
- Palmyra Public Library – Information technology lab. Grant
award: $8,000
Luzerne County
- Dallas School District –
Welding 101 course. Grant award: $7,500
- Back Mountain Memorial Library – Enrichment touch screen
computer. Grant award: $8,200
- Harding Fire Company – Turnout gear replacement. Grant award:
$10,000
- Kistler Elementary – STEM classes. Grant award: $6,000
- Lake Township – Emergency
battery backup system for traffic lights. Grant award: $7,500
Lycoming County
- Willing Hand Hose Company of Montoursville – Hydraulic rescue tool. Grant
award: $10,000
- City Softball League – Tate field improvement. Grant award:
$6,500
- Foundation of the Williamsport
/ Lycoming Chamber of Commerce –
Safety barricades. Grant award: $5,000
- Economic Community Growth Corporation – 6th annual
science festival. Grant award: $5,000
Northumberland County
- Liberty Hose Company – Fire equipment. Grant award:
$10,000
- Shamokin Emergency Squad –
Replace Jaws of Life. Grant award: $10,000
- Northumberland County Career and Technology
Center—Sunrise-Cabot bakery. Grant award: $10,000
Schuylkill County
- Pine Grove Community Ambulance Association – Radios. Grant
award: $10,000
- Pine Grove Township –
Emergency management radios. Grant award: $7,500
- West End Hose Company No. 7 – Personal safety gear. Grant
award: $10,000
- Schuylkill County Fire
Historical Society – Museum roof. Grant award: $10,000
- Schuylkill Hose Company No. 2 – Emergency tower equipment.
Grant award: $10,000
Susquehanna County
- North Tier Industry & Education Consortium – Youth
apprenticeships. Grant award: $7,000
Wyoming County
- Meshoppen Volunteer Fire
Company –AED replacement. Grant award: $10,000
- Factoryville Borough –
Community park equipment. Grant award: $10,000
- Tunkhannock Baseball Association – Scoreboard project. Grant
award: $10,000
About Atlantic Sunrise
The Atlantic Sunrise project is
a proposed expansion of the existing Transco natural gas pipeline
system in eastern Pennsylvania
designed to transport enough natural gas to serve approximately 7
million homes. The design and construction of the project is
projected to generate approximately $1.6
billion in positive economic impact, according to a study
authored by researchers at Pennsylvania State
University.
About Williams
Williams operates the Transco pipeline,
which consists of more than 10,000 miles of pipe and provides about
one-third of the natural gas consumed in Pennsylvania. Williams operates pipelines and
related facilities which handle about 30% of the nation's natural
gas.
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